Caught in Revenge
On a lonely road a tea seller had two customers. A tensed man was being consoled by his friend.
Sameer: Arjun relax ! tum Sakshi ki dhamki ko itna seriously kyun le rahe ho?
Arjun: mujhe nahi pata Rathore, kahi na kahi kuch chut raha hai
Sameer: kya chut raha hai Rawte? mujhe yakeen nahi ho raha ki tum ek aam ladki ki dhamki ko kyun...
Arjun: aurat ki kabiliyat par kabhi shak nahi karna chahiye Rathore, aur waise bhi mujhe Sakshi ki dhamki nahi kuch aur pareshaan kar raha hai. najaane kyun mujhe kuch theek nahi lag raha.
Rathore sighs hearing the reference made to their martyred teammate: ...tum mujhe mere naam se bula sakte ho
Arjun: Rathore please... ye waqt nahi hai in saari baaton ka
Rathore: badla le rahe ho?
Arjun (sternly): Rathore I said Not NOW!!!
Rathore(dejectedly) : fine...kal milte hai, good night!
He finished his glass of tea and leaves after paying for both. Arjun on the other hand is replaying the day's incident.
Flashback
The 14th of the February had shown its own kind of cases. Getting a respite from scorned lovers and their revenges, the ETF had had a teenager calling them up for immediate help. When they reached the destination however, it was only a case of a boyfriend dumping his girlfriend on the special day.
The officers didn't know whether to be angry or laugh? And had let her off with a warning. All of them returned to office. Arjun walked to his cabin and relaxed on the chair. After a sip of water he picked up a file to read. A piece of colorful red and pink card fell out of the file when he opened it. He bent to pick the card.
Arjun mv "ye toh valentine's day ka card hai..yaha kaise?" He opens it to find a poetry printed on it. There was a handwritten note too...
Dear Arjun,
I'm sure ki jis insaan se chote se chota surag nahi chutta usne itni badi baat ke baare mein pata hi hoga. Isliye bina time waste kiye, main sirf yahi kahungi ki main tumse bahot pyaar karti hun aur tumhare liye puri duniya se bhi lad jaungi. Aaj valentine's day hai aur aaj ke din main humare rishte ki nayi shuruwat karna chahti hu.
Tumhari aur sirf tumhari,
Sakshi.
Arjun closes the card and sighs. He removes his phone and texts her.
Conference room,
Chotu: yaar, aaj ke din bhi kaam karna pad raha hai.
Shree: are Chotu hum jaise kunwaro ke liya kya Valentine's aur kya normal? Shukar maan ki koi khatarnaak case nahi aaya...waise complaint toh Ayesha ko karni chahiye haina? (Ayesha looks at him) kya plan hai raat ka? Pati dev ke saath?
Liza: uhu Specky!...ye pucho Chief Pati ke sath kya plan hai? Aur by the way zara ye bata madam, ki office ka toh theek hai, lekin ghar par boss kaun hai?
Ayesha(bored): ho gaya tum dono ka?
Shree: kya yaar? Thoda sa normal ladki ki tarah sharma lo? Atleast apne pati ke liye
Ayesha bored look dekar firse apni file mein ghusti hai.
Chotu: ye Ayesha sharmaye na sharmaye (Sakshi ko dekhkar) koyi aur khayali pulav zaroor pakka raha hai
Sab dekhte hai Sakshi apni hi duniya mein mast hai. Isse pehle ki koyi use hilaye, uske phone mein message aata hai. Sakshi immediately check karti hai.
Arjun - Meet me in my cabin
Sakshi khush ho jaati hai
Liza: kya baat hai Sakshi? Badi muskura rahi ho? Boyfriend ka message hai kya?
Sakshi (uthte hue) : kuch aisa hi samaj lo. Aur wink karke bahar chali jaati hai.
Shree(confused): uh...please correct me? Ye Arjun sir par line maarti haina?
Liza: I'd really love to but, um... you're right
On the other hand, Sakshi khushi-khushi Arjun ke paas jaati hai aur seedhe uske cabin mein enter karti hai.
Sakshi(cheerfully): Arjun!...
Arjun: baitho
Sakshi(baithte hue): tumhe mera card mila?
Arjun sighs: ha...
Sakshi: kaisa laga? Actually mujhe achanak idea toh jaldi-jaldi mein yahi mila...
Arjun(sternly): Sakshi!
Sakshi: are sorry kabse bol rahi hun, tumhe mauka hi nahi diya...(lovingly) kaho na, main bhi sunna chahti hun
Arjun: dekho Sakshi! Main tumhari feelings ki kadar karta hun, lekin mere dil mein tumhare liye kuch nahi hai, tum meri colleague ho, isse zyaada aur kuch nahi, behtar hoga agar tum unhe apne saath hi rakho
Sakshi(shocked): ye tum kya keh rahe ho Arjun?
Arjun: mujhe jo kehna tha, keh chuka hun! (muh ferkar) tum jaa sakti ho
Sakshi gusse mein uthti hai: Main Kahi Nahi Jaungi! Tum Mere Saath Aisa Nahi Kar Sakte...
Arjun: Apni Awaaz Neechi Rakho Sakshi! Seedhe- seedhe samjha raha hun, samaj jao warna...
Sakshi: WARNA KYA? KYA KAROGE TUM? TUM MUJHE IS TARAH THUKRA NAHI SAKTE!!
Hearing the commotion the rest of their team mates show up confused and inquisitive.
Arjun: Main Kya Kar Sakta Hun Aur Kya Nahi Ye Mujhe Tumse Seekhne Ki Zaroorat Nahi Hai Miss Anand! Mujhe Tum Mein Koi Interest Nahi Hai! GET IT IN YOUR HEAD SAMJHI YA SAMJHAU??
Sakshi: samajna tumhe hai Arjun! Main jaanti hun you love me! Tum hi batao mujhe jab tum kisi ki taraf dekhte tak nahi toh Meri Baaton Ka Jawab Kyun Dete Ho? Tumhe Mujhe Apnana Hoga!!! Mujhe Samaj Mein Yeh Nahi Aa Raha Hai Ki Tum Katra Kyun Rahe Ho? Apni Mari Hui Biwi Ki Wajah Se Ya...
Arjun flares up: ENOUGH!!!! BAHOT HO GAYA!!! APNI BAKWAS BAND KARO!!! KHABARDAAR AGAR MERI ROSHNI KO BEECH MEIN LAANE KI KOSHISH BHI KI TOH...
Sakshi: Toh? Toh Kya?? Tum Soch Bhi Nahi Sakte Ki Main Kya Kar Sakti Hun ACP Arjun Suryakant Rawte!! Main Chahu Toh Tumhari Puri Zindgi Barbaad Kar Sakti Hun Woh Bhi Ek Jhatke Mein!!!
Rathore had had enough! : Shut Up Sakshi!!!
Sakshi: tum beech mein mat pado Sameer!! Ye mere aur Arjun ki beech ki baat hai
Rathore: Sakshi Shut Up AND GET LOST RIGHT NOW! BEFORE I SUSPEND YOU!!
Sakshi: I WON'T!!!!! AUR TUM MUJHE SUSPEND NAHI KAR SAKTE!! MAIN TUMHARI KOI JUNIOR NAHI HUN!!!
Shree: Sakshi tum kaisi baatein kar rahi ho? Calm down... hum shaanti se baat kar sakte hai
Sakshi: Ab Koi Baat Nahi Hogi!!! Ab Jo Karna Hai Main Karungi!!! (Arjun ko dekhkar) Wait And Watch Mr. Rawte!!
She storms off with Arjun and Rathore glaring at her from behind while the others still in a little shock.
Flashback Ends
Arjun ko kuch samaj mein nahi aa raha ki woh kya kare? Usne kabhi bhi Sakshi ko is tarah nahi dekha. Aaj pehli baar usne uske andar aisi aag dekhi aur use dekhkar use bilcul bhi acha nahi lag raha tha.
Arjun mv "something's wrong!"
Woh gehri saans lekar apni car ki taraf badhta hai. Chalte-chalte uska sar bhaari hone lagta hai
Arjun mv "God! I need to sleep"
Till the time woh driver's seat par baithta hai, uski drive karne ki surety chali jaati hai.
Arjun mv "achanak kya ho gaya? (groaning) mera sar!"
Woh gaadi mein chaabi enter karta hai lekin ghuma nahi pata aur behosh ho jaata hai. Back seat par baitha insaan chain ki saans leta hai. Woh aage shift hokar Arjun ko passenger seat par shift karti hai aur drive karke apni destination par le jaati hai.
2 ghante baad-
Arjun ek chair se bandha hua hai. Koi us par paani chidhak kar hosh mein laata hai. Disturb hokar Arjun ki aankhein irritate hoti hai. Woh dheerese apni aankhein kholne ki koshish karta hai. Reflexively woh apne haath hilata hai par woh bandhe hue hai. Uski aankhein khulti hai par kamre mein andhera hai.
Arjun tries to adjust his eyes to the darkness: koi hai?
A figure shuffles in front of him: ha
Arjun (shocked) mv "ladki? Kahi Sakshi toh nahi?" : kyun lekar aayi ho tum mujhe yaha? (angrily) Tumhi Ne Mujhe Behosh Kiya Tha Right? Kitni baar samjhau tumhe? I Don't Love You!!!
Ladki(confused and dejected): But isn't that what people do? Love each other? Kya aap mujhse pyaar karna nahi seekh sakte the? Aapke dil mein itna pyaar hai ki puri duniya se kar sakte hai toh fir mujhse kyun nahi? Maine kaunsa gunaah kiya hai?
Arjun just looked away. Anger running through his veins, his fists balled at the back of the chair.
Ladki:...main kabhi aapke saath bura nahi karna chahti thi, sach
Arjun(sarcastically): logon ko kidnap karna unke saath bura karna hi hota hai.
Ladki: dusro se pyaar karwa kar khud na karna, bura karna hota hai
Arjun blasts out: I'LL NEVER LOVE YOU!!!! NEVER!!!!!!!!!
Ladki(confused): I... I... didn't ask you to. I never did. Even if you didn't learn to love me. Aapko mujhe pyaar na karne ka haq hai lekin mera pyaar khatam karne ke liye koi haq nahi hai.
Arjun: yeah right! Isliye tumne office mein itna bada tamasha kiya?
Ladki: wait, what? Hold on! (controlling her emotions) I can't do this anymore!
Woh switchboard ke paas jaakar lights on karti hai. Arjun reflexively aankhein band kar deta hai. Ladki Arjun ke haath kholkar uske saamne aati hai. Arjun apni aankhein dheerese kholta hai. Uske pairon tale zameen khisak jaati hai.
Arjun: TUM?!?!?!...
Part 2- pg 6
Part 3 - pg 11
Part 4- pg 17
Part 5 - pg 21
Part 6 - pg 25
Part 7- pg 32
Part 9 -pg 35
Part 10- pg 39
Part 11 - pg 44
Part 12 - pg 48
Part 13 - pg 52
Part 14 - pg 57
Part 15- pg 60
Part 16 - pg 63
part 17 - pg 67
Part 18 - pg 70
Part 19 - pg 74
Part 20 - pg 78
Part 21 - pg 81
Part 22 - pg 84
Part 23 - pg 87
Part 24 - pg 91
Part 25 - pg 94
Part 26 - pg 99
Part 27 - pg 103
Part 28 - pg 107
Part 29 - pg 111
Part 30 - pg 116
Part 31 - pg 119
Part 32 - pg 124
Part 33 - pg 128
Epilogue - pg 133
Edited by bloomie - 5 years ago